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“Before uploading any content to the Hub, particularly any ML Artifacts, you must take appropriate steps to minimise the risk that the content could be used to generate child sexual exploitation material or pro-terror material.”
“We will review the counter-notification to ensure it meets the legal requirements, and, if it does, we will inform the original claimant, who will have 14 U.S. business days to take legal action...”
“By submitting a complaint, you confirm that all information provided is truthful and that you will not intentionally submit any false or misleading details.”
“Removing or Disabling access to the Content”
“Account Suspension or Termination”
“If you believe that any Content on our website infringes upon your intellectual property rights, you can submit a Takedown notice to dmca@huggingface.co.”
This document sets out the rules for what content is and is not allowed on Hugging Face's Hub, including an outright ban on sexual material involving minors and content that breaks the law. Before uploading anything, users must actively take steps to reduce the risk their content could be misused to generate harmful material. Hugging Face can remove content or suspend accounts for violations, and users who disagree with a moderation decision can submit a complaint to legal@huggingface.co.
This document establishes Hugging Face's content governance framework for the Hub platform, setting out absolute prohibitions on categories of content (including all sexual material involving minors and content violating applicable law), a proactive pre-upload risk-mitigation duty imposed on users before uploading content that could be used to generate child sexual exploitation or pro-terror material, and discretionary enforcement powers permitting Hugging Face to remove or disable content and suspend or terminate accounts. The policy provides designated complaint channels for intellectual property takedown notices and moderation disputes, and preserves Hugging Face's authority to expand moderation to additional content types in response to advancements in Machine Learning. Policy changes take effect by continued platform use for ten days following posting.
As a user, you bear a proactive obligation to minimise the risk that anything you upload could be used to generate child sexual exploitation or pro-terror material — this duty applies before you upload, not only after a problem is identified. Hugging Face may remove your content or suspend your account at its discretion, and if you disagree with such a decision you can send a complaint to legal@huggingface.co or approach a certified out-of-court dispute settlement body. If you continue using the platform ten days after a policy change is posted, you are considered to have accepted the updated terms.
Which mapped governance frameworks each document engages, tied to the specific provisions that engage them.
“Before uploading any content to the Hub, particularly any ML Artifacts, you must take appropriate steps to minimise the risk that the content could be used to generate child sexual exploitation material or pro-terror material.”
“We will review the counter-notification to ensure it meets the legal requirements, and, if it does, we will inform the original claimant, who will have 14 U.S. business days to take legal action...”
“By submitting a complaint, you confirm that all information provided is truthful and that you will not intentionally submit any false or misleading details.”
“Removing or Disabling access to the Content”
“Account Suspension or Termination”
“If you believe that any Content on our website infringes upon your intellectual property rights, you can submit a Takedown notice to dmca@huggingface.co.”
“We may also moderate other types of Content in response to evolving challenges posed by advancements in Machine Learning.”
“Underage nudity or any sexual Content involving minors.”
“All Content that violates any applicable law or regulation. Content promoting high-risk illegal activities (weapons development, illegal substances, scams, gambling, pseudo-pharmaceuticals, plagiarism, etc.).”
“In accordance with the Digital Services Act, you have the right to approach a certified out-of-court dispute settlement body.”
“If you continue using our Platform 10 days following such posting, that means you accept those changes.”
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